adjective

lātĭclāvĭus

fem. lātĭclāvia · neut. lātĭclāvium

1. latus-clavus, II. 4.

having a broad purple stripe, broad-striped

having a broad purple stripe, broad-striped.

Adj.: mappa, Petr. 32: tunica (a mark of distinction borne by senators,… •

Adj.: mappa, Petr. 32: tunica (a mark of distinction borne by senators, military tribunes of the equestrian order, and the sons of distinguished families who were fitting themselves for offices of state; cf. clavus), Val. Max. 5, 1, n. 7: tribunus, Suet. Dom. 10; Inscr. Orell. 133.—

as a noun

one entitled to wear the; a senator, patrician •

lātĭclāvĭus, ii, m., one entitled to wear the latus clavus, a senator, patrician: a quodam laticlavio prope ad necem caesus, Suet. Ner. 26; id. Aug. 38.—

a broad purple stripe on the tunic •

lātĭclāvĭum, ii, n., for laticlavus, a broad purple stripe on the tunic, worn as a mark of distinction (v. supra): laticlavium πλατύσημον, Gloss. Philox.; Dig. 24, 1, 42: per laticlavii honorem, Lampr. Commod. 4.

Perseus ID: n25988 Key: laticlavius